In my defence, in my three books the photographs
of these are all different, it appears the plumage can vary quite
a lot,

. . . as can my memory!

. . . and I'm also grateful
to Richard Abraham for the following
:

I nery much enjoy looking
at your mountain walks, and looking at the Remembrance Sunday on
Great Gable I noticed the picture of a bird.

It is not a Redwing but a
FIELDFARE. Both are regular winter visitors to the UK, often in
large numbers in the right places.

Nevertheless interesting sight.
From close up picture seems like the bird was tame through exhaustion.

Richard.

One last bit to go . . . as we survey the scene below.

We reach the valley and find our personal transport waiting
. . . on the patch of gravel behind the helicopter !

- - - o o o - - -

An excellent walk with the added poignancy of Remembrance
Day.

" Lest we forget "

- - - o o o - - -

Our friends John and Dee chose to join the Remembrance
Service on Castle Crag this year and sent me the following photos :

The Memorial Plaque on Castle Crag.

There were 25 soldiers from the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
present at the event along with their Major and a bugler.

Miles from the Scafell Hotel made an emotional
introduction.

At the end the bugler played the Last Post.

The Major (sorry didn't get his name) said some heartfelt
words and read out the names of 9 soldiers from the regiment

who have lost their lives in active service in the last
couple of years.

" We will remember them "

I think the word 'ceremony' is perhaps more appropriate
than 'service' for the event that took place on Castle Crag. Although
there was obviously a significant military presence at the ceremony
and a couple of prayers were said I actually think the whole thing
was very well judged. It is a simple truth that most of the people
being remembered were in the forces in some role or other and as
you say the events of the last year or so lent a particular relevance
to the attendance of the soldiers on Sunday.

The major, in his short address, said that whilst
there may not always be great public support for the campaigns in
Afghanistan and Iraq, in all his time in the army he has never known
such strong support for the service men and women themselves.

All in all I think it was a simple act of remembrance and whatever
views on religion or the military one may have the whole thing was
entirely appropriate and acceptable.

John and Dee

Many thanks for letting us share
the photos from your day . . . Rmh

Hi Anne & Roger,

I am Proud to say it was me who was flying The Help for Heroes
Flag on Remembrance sunday at Great Gable.